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  • South African study shows high Covid protection from J&J shot

    Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/06/sout...m-jj-shot.html

    South African study shows high Covid protection from J&J shot
    Published Fri, Aug 6 202110:57 AM EDT
    Reuters

    Key Points

    The J&J vaccine was administered to healthcare workers from mid-February in a research study, which was completed in May, with 477,234 health workers vaccinated, joint lead investigator Glenda Gray told a media briefing.
    South Africa’s health regulator approved the J&J shot in April, and it is being used in the national vaccine program alongside Pfizer’s.

    Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is working well in South Africa, offering protection against severe disease and death, the co-head of a trial in the country said on Friday.

    The J&J vaccine was administered to healthcare workers from mid-February in a research study, which was completed in May, with 477,234 health workers vaccinated, joint lead investigator Glenda Gray told a media briefing.

    South Africa’s health regulator approved the J&J shot in April, and it is being used in the national vaccine program alongside Pfizer’s...
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